Oil bodies and oil-associated proteins from coconut (Cocos nucifera L.): Characterization and a modified method for isolation

• Main Authors: Rodelas, Abigail Joy D., Regalado, Ellen S., Bela-Ong, Dennis B., Garcia, Roberta N., Laurena, Antonio C., Mendoza, Evelyn Mae Tecson
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Coconut oil; Plant proteins; Agriculture
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11555
• Institution: De La Salle University

Background: Oil bodies are small spherical organelles which are deposition sites of plant storage lipids composed mainly of triacylglycerols (TAGs) covered by a protein- phospholipid complex. They are synthesized during the early to middle stages of seed development and are used as energy reserves f...